Legislation and Statistics, 1950-1959 Flashcards
What did the 1959 Crowther Report recommend?
Raising the school leaving age to 16
More colleges
Widening the number of sixth form courses
Enabling all pupils who were capable of taking O-levels to do so
What is an example of a patriotic war film?
1955 Dam Busters
What Ealing comedy was produced in 1953?
1953 Meet Mr Lucifer - film about TV set that is cursed and is passed from owner to owner causing chaos. Reflects growth and anxieties of television ownership.
How had the proportion of the WC reduced by 1951 from 1931?
WC fell by 6% between 1931 and 1951
What was average unemployment in the 1950s?
500,000, lowest 300,000
When was the lowest unemployment?
Lowest unemployment by 1955 - 1%
What was the 1959 Mental Health Act?
Reduced beds for the mentally ill to 33%, homosexuality no longer a mental illness
What race riots occurred?
1958 Notting Hill Riots - 300-700 whites shouting ‘Keep Britain White’
When was the suez crisis?
1956
How many people were employed in the car industry in 1956?
500,000 people were directly employed in the production of motor vehicles.
When did rationing end and what consequence did it have?
1954 + relaxation of consumer credit = WC households could enjoy prosperity
What is an example of a novel about a working class man desperate to escape his background from the British New Wave?
‘Saturday Night Sunday Morning’ 1958
How did equal pay improve in 1958?
1958 - civil service introduced equal pay for all employees as well as NHS and teaching
When did Labour commit to equal pay in their manifesto?
1959
What did a 1950s survey find about sexual intercourse before marriage rejecting the idea of a sexual revolution?
⅕ of women born between 1894 - 1904 had experienced pre marital sex
½ all women born between 1924-1934 had sex before marriage
